What is "hammerhead"

Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.

1. (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zyg[ae]na, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zyg[ae]na is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.

3. (Zo["o]l.) An African fruit bat ( Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.

also hammer-head, 1796 in reference to a kind of shark (hammer-headed is from 1773), from hammer (n.) + head (n.). So called for its broad, transverse head.

n. 1 The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped). 2 (context zoology English) Any of various sharks of the genus ''Sphyrna'' or ''Zygaena'' having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. 3 (context zoology English) A fresh-water fish; the (vern: stone-roller), in the minnow family Cyprinidae. 4 (context zoology English) An African fruit bat, the (vern: hammer-headed fruit bat), (taxlink Hypsignathus monstrosus species noshow=1), so called from its large blunt nozzle. 5 (context slang English) A stupid person, a dunce. 6 (context biology English) A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.

1. n. these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, fuckhead]

2. the striking part of a hammer

3. medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous [syn: hammerhead shark]

Hammerhead is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and a member of organized crime who exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe.

He is closely associated with the Hammerhead "Family", a Maggia crime family. Hammerhead distinguishes himself from other villains in that he dresses up and acts somewhat like a gangster from the 1920s. Due to an injury he suffered, much of his skull was replaced with an unbendable steel alloy by Jonas Harrow, giving his head a flattened shape.

Hammerhead may refer to:

• The head of a hammer
• The Hammerhead shark

Hammerhead is Solace's half of 2004's Blackmarket/Hammerhead split EP, re-released in 2006 on limited edition 10 inch vinyl.

Recorded at New Alliance Studios in Boston, MA, Hammerhead found Solace "experimenting with some new styles to nice effect".Greatdayforup/Solace Two cover songs - a title track originally by Rare Bird and Link Wray's Rumble - were described as "bombastic", "on fire", and sounding "like some New Wave of British Heavy Metal classic". An original track ("Cement Stitches") harkens back to Solace's Punk and Hardcore roots with "cool harmonic breakdowns" and vocals "that can go from a solemn Ian Curtis baritone to a wailing Chris Cornell banshee shriek".

This album's cover art was done by Solace friend and repeat cover-artist Paul Vismara. Originally released as half of a split EP with Albany, NY's Greatdayforup. This release was limited to 500 copies.

"Hammerhead" is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. The song is featured as the fourth track on the band's eighth studio album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) and was released as the first single from the album. The song was first played at the Summer Sonic Festival in 2007. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The song was originally set to go to radio on May 6. However, the world premiere of the song took place on May 2 at 6 PM PST on KROQ Los Angeles (their hometown station). On May 5, 2008, The Offspring's official website released a free download of the song MP3 format, in much the same style as " Original Prankster" (from 2000's Conspiracy of One). To download it, users were required to provide an email address to receive a link to a high-quality MP3 of the track, which comes free of digital rights management.

Hammerhead is a British thriller film directed by David Miller and starring Vince Edwards, Judy Geeson and Diana Dors. Its plot concerns a criminal mastermind who attempts to steal NATO secrets, with an American agent hot on his trail. It is based on the novel by James Mayo, and produced by Irving Allen and written by Herbert Baker who made the Matt Helm films for Columbia Pictures. It was filmed in London and Portugal.

Hammerhead is a Minneapolis based noise rock band active in the early 1990s. Members went on to form the band Vaz.

"Hammerhead" is the second track from Jeff Beck's 2010 album Emotion & Commotion. The instrumental track features Beck on guitar, Jason Rebello on keyboards, Tal Wilkenfeld on bass guitar and Alessia Mattalia on drums. It was written by Beck and Rebello and was produced by Steve Lipson. It won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Hammerhead is a fictional character and the official mascot of West Ham United.

West Ham unveiled Hammerhead in December 2011 to a mixed reception. A semi-robotic character, the storyline behind his creation says he was forged when a bolt of lightning struck the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, where West Ham were formed over 100 years ago. He is also described as "as fast as Billy Bonds and blessed with the goalscoring prowess of Vic Watson".

"Hammerhead" is the second single from Australian rock musician James Reyne’s debut self titled solo studio album in (1987). The track featured uncredited backing vocals by Olivia Newton-John.

Reyne reflected on the song saying; ""Hammerhead" was not necessarily about me, but let’s say I thought I knew what I was talking about. I wrote it with Simon Hussey; the music Simon and I wrote together and I wrote the lyrics. From memory it seemed to come quite easily. I shouldn’t make too much about the fact that it’s about drugs. It can be taken many ways. It was an exercise in trying to write a song about that subject but to also make it that it could be about a relationship. It’s a song about a relationship. And whether that relationship is with a substance or a person, it’s an obsessive relationship".